“We have a lot of exciting things going
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 4:04 am
Battelle College, Career & Community 2021 was held on Saturday at the French Field House on the Ohio State University campus.
Adam Troy and his brother Eric both attended Morehouse College, an Atlanta HBCU.
Eric Troy, founder and CEO of Eficionado, a brand management company, said it was important to have OSU as a partner.
“We have so many people of color who don’t even see the Ohio State campus,” he said. “And so having that kind of exposure is pretty cool.”
Representatives from the rival Central State and Kentucky job function email database State were also on hand to speak with the students.
on,” said Lauren Young, registration specialist at Central State. “We have a brand new president. He has a lot of great incentives for students. Right now we have free books for all students all year round. We have a lot of different scholarships available, and today we are just here to spread this news and beat KSU.
KSU recruiter and 2019 graduate Alona Davidson said it was important to give students the opportunity to “spread their wings” beyond Ohio.
“When you go to K-State it feels like stepping into a family barbecue,” she said. “You can be fully yourself without judgment or prejudice.”
As a sponsor of the event, Battelle’s goal was to “build upon” the HBCU community, according to chief information officer David White.
“We are working really hard to understand what this means and how we can leverage it to help bring more diversity to the company,” he said. “We really want to build this next generation of scientists. We’re looking at the workforce that we have today, and we’re seeing an under-representation of people of color. And so we’re really trying to figure out, ‘How do you solve it? you have this problem? ”And part of it comes back to universities.
Adam Troy and his brother Eric both attended Morehouse College, an Atlanta HBCU.
Eric Troy, founder and CEO of Eficionado, a brand management company, said it was important to have OSU as a partner.
“We have so many people of color who don’t even see the Ohio State campus,” he said. “And so having that kind of exposure is pretty cool.”
Representatives from the rival Central State and Kentucky job function email database State were also on hand to speak with the students.
on,” said Lauren Young, registration specialist at Central State. “We have a brand new president. He has a lot of great incentives for students. Right now we have free books for all students all year round. We have a lot of different scholarships available, and today we are just here to spread this news and beat KSU.
KSU recruiter and 2019 graduate Alona Davidson said it was important to give students the opportunity to “spread their wings” beyond Ohio.
“When you go to K-State it feels like stepping into a family barbecue,” she said. “You can be fully yourself without judgment or prejudice.”
As a sponsor of the event, Battelle’s goal was to “build upon” the HBCU community, according to chief information officer David White.
“We are working really hard to understand what this means and how we can leverage it to help bring more diversity to the company,” he said. “We really want to build this next generation of scientists. We’re looking at the workforce that we have today, and we’re seeing an under-representation of people of color. And so we’re really trying to figure out, ‘How do you solve it? you have this problem? ”And part of it comes back to universities.